NO means NNNOOOOOOOOnnnnnnn
Colin has gotten the hang of “No.” And he isn’t afraid to use it! Except when he says it, it lingers out a little, so it sounds like a big fat NOOOOOOOOnnnn closing with that “n” sound. He says it all the time now… I was thinking back to Delaney’s toddler days, and I realized that by the time Colin was born, she had perfected NO - the forceful, screamy NO - as an art form. She did this several months BEFORE Colin was born. Colin has used NO before, but only in the past week has he perfected the forceful, screamy, I’m-only-saying-no-because-I-can “No.” So in all reality, we’ve been lucky this time around. He should have been saying it for months, but he hasn’t.
By the way, Colin is 50 days (almost 2 months) older than Delaney was when he was born. When I look at Colin, he seems so much more of a baby then Delaney did when he was born. But I guess that’s just my perception, seeing as she’s a 3-year-old now and at the time, she was the “big girl” and he was the “baby.” She will always be the “big girl” and he will always be the “baby,” even next month when he surpasses her in height and weight. But I believe she had more words than Colin does at this age. Don’t get me wrong, Colin has his share of words - but I seem to remember her speaking more clearly at that age. I also remember that she climbed A LOT more than Colin does now. She could quickly and easily scale her stool to the table; Colin can’t even climb up into his chair on his own yet (he gets about half way up, then calls for help). I have this perfect picture of Delaney in my mind around that 18-19 month old mark; I can hear her language, I can see her motor skills, I recall her social development; I recall the five times per day that she nursed all perfectly. It’s a mental snapshot.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:34 am
I always wonder about Amy’s talking, but then when we go to our mothers group she is talking more than the other toddlers there. That has to be good, right?
She also waves her finger at me and says ‘nononononono’ whenever I touch things she isn’t supposed to have. She also does it as she is being naughty.
January 25th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
And I just can’t remember a darn thing about J’s toddlerhood. I do feel like L is much more of a baby than J was but then I’ll look at a picture or video from back in the day and go, oh, guess not! L has just started signing. He’s not sure what he’s doing but he thinks “more” has something to do with food so he’s trying it and I’m giving him food to reward him and then trying to use the right sign. J was at least a few months older before he picked this up! So one point for the baby, for a change!